How to Use criticize in a Sentence
criticize
verb- It seems as though all he ever does is criticize.
- The judge was widely criticized for his verdict.
- His boss criticized him for his sloppy work habits.
- The editor criticized the author's work as trite.
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But with social media, those fans have more outlets to reach out to players, to praise and to criticize.
— The Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2023 -
Your guests are merely trying to lessen your burden and pitch in — not to criticize your home care and hygiene.
— Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023 -
Your guests are merely trying to lessen your burden and pitch in -- not to criticize your home care and hygiene.
— Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2023 -
Fair Use exemption that allows artists to comment and criticize public figures.
— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2023 -
Biden’s top economic adviser also criticized Trump’s tariff threats just this week.
— Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024 -
Republicans criticize the move as partisan and a bad precedent in which audits could be used as political weapons.
— George Petras, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2022 -
The Supreme Court has affirmed Americans’ right to criticize public officials.
— Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023 -
Owens was also criticized in 2019 for defending some actions of Adolf Hilter in the name of nationalism.
— Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 -
Few state Democrats will criticize Clyburn by name on the record.
— Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 5 May 2023 -
It’s also been criticized by many hunters in the state.
— Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 Nov. 2023 -
To be fair, Kelce did make some posts in the 2010s that have been criticized as fatphobic and ableist.
— Vulture, 22 Nov. 2023 -
At the end of the day, Elordi and Pattinson are more than welcome to criticize their own work.
— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2023 -
Over the years, Apple has been criticized for iPhone apps that couldn’t be deleted.
— David Phelan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 -
She has, in turn, been criticized for her tougher approach.
— Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 21 July 2023 -
The idea that artists can no longer freely criticize the powerful should concern us all.
— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024 -
This is a great lesson for young girls and women of all ages who can feel judged and criticized by others.
— Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024 -
And so in 2017, the group criticized the swift dismantling of Sam Durant’s Scaffold.
— Maddie Klett, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024 -
The researchers who criticized the original paper again passed the blame, this time to the journal that published it.
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023 -
The only way not to be criticized is just to be mediocre, never do anything.
— Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023 -
After the battle, the Black soldiers were withdrawn from action and criticized by the Army brass.
— Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 23 June 2024 -
Nixon says a number of times to his campaign aides, ‘Don't criticize Johnson.
— Time, 1 Aug. 2023 -
People have to make those choices, and they can be criticized for those choices, right?
— Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023 -
One measure of the Houthis’ new power is that the proud Arab autocrats who hate them hardly dare to criticize them.
— Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024 -
The video was criticized even by Republicans and it has been taken down.
— Nbc Universal, NBC News, 9 July 2023 -
Zoom out: Off the stage, Trump supporters embraced what Democrats criticize them for.
— Alexandria Sands, Axios, 25 July 2024 -
He was criticized for his calls and ended up beefing with sports radio hosts.
— Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
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